Faith in the Flow: Pune Devotees Worship Tree, Only to Find It’s Plumbing Below

A Pune viral clip in Pimpri-Chinchwad depicted hundreds of individuals offering prayers and garlands to a Gulmohar tree, believing it was miraculously exuding "holy water" from its trunk. The scene outside Sahara Society in Premlok Park, where people were performing rituals and collecting the water, believing it to be of divine origin, was witnessed. The clip went viral on social media, drawing people and sparking frenzied devotion.

 

Key Highlights:

 

•⁠  ⁠Residents mistook water seeping from a tree for a divine occurrence, offering turmeric, vermilion, and flowers in worship.

 

•⁠  ⁠PCMC civic officials investigated the issue and revealed the true cause: a leaky underground pipeline had found an outlet through the hollow trunk of the tree.

 

•⁠  ⁠The municipal corporation cut off water supply immediately and carried out the repairs without disrupting the tree.

 

•⁠  ⁠The event triggered controversy on social media regarding superstition and scientific rationality, even among urban and educated society.

 

Outlook

 

The incident helps to highlight the necessity for greater scientific awareness and periodic inspection of infrastructure in developing cities. Though the "miracle" was busted without damage, experts advocate the application of critical thinking to avert such illusions in the future.

 

Source: Moneycontrol, Punekar News, UrbanAcres